Title: SOR Treatment & Recovery Coordinator

State Role Title: 19212

Hiring Range: Up to $80,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Central Office

Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) is seeking a qualified and experienced individual to serve as the State Opioid Response (SOR) Treatment and Recovery Coordinator. This position provides oversight and day-to-day treatment and recovery coordination of SOR funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, as well as assists with developing strategies, systems, and structures to track funding and ensures funds are allocated equitably and in accordance with SAMHSA guidelines. Duties include but not limited to: assisting with developing and maintaining a robust administrative system; conducting physical and virtual site visits and auditing to ensure compliance with grant requirements; ensuring that all subrecipients satisfy elements of the SAMHSA’s Notice of Award (NOA); tracking progress toward SOR organizational and programmatic outcomes and goals; assisting with determining funding needs of the community; monitoring fiscal account of funds allocated to subrecipients; providing technical assistance and training; collaborating with internal offices to generate Exhibits and contracts for subrecipients; and evaluating if subrecipients are achieving its grant goals and objectives and assisting with implementing adjustments if challenges arise.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in addiction, substance use treatment, recovery planning and evaluation
• Experience working in behavioral health and or substance use disorder setting.
• Experience conducting program and fiscal audits.
• Experience managing grants and budgets.

Additional Considerations

• Certified Substance Abuse Counselor or equivalent.
• Experience working in or with a direct service organization that provides behavioral health and/or substance use disorders (SUD) services.
• Experience presenting to large groups in educational and professional settings.
• Thorough knowledge of the community mental health system in Virginia.
• Experience in program development, evaluation, and interpretation of policies and regulations.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position is eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application. A resume may also be included with your submission. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. This position is open until filled; however, applications/resumes will begin to be reviewed within seven (7) business days of the date of this posting. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DBHDS welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on how to seek this authorization, please refer to Working in the United States or contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office directly.

For any technical assistance with the jobs.virginia.gov website, please contact applicantinquiry@dhrm.virginia.gov.

Contact Information

Name: ShaKiera Miles

Phone: N/A

Email: shakiera.miles@dbhds.virginia.gov - Inquiries Only/No Submissions, to include resumes.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.